IPO stands for Initial Public Offering. An IPO is done when a privately owned company wants to sell a portion of it to public investors. Through this process the company is transformed from a privately owned to a company owned by public investors. More ...

Initial Public Offering is the first sale of stock by a privately owned company to the public.
Companies negotiate a sale of their stock to an investment banker or several bankers that act as an underwriter for the offering. More ...